HC se-aside corruption charges for 6 years delay in filing charges sheet

Bhupendra Pal Singh Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) that there being no valid and acceptable explanation for the delay of almost 6 (six) years in issuance of the charge-sheet coupled with the fact that the petitioner attained the age of superannuation on November 30, 2011, it would be just and proper and in the interest of justice to set aside not only the impugned judgment and order of the Tribunal dated March 1, 2019 but also the Memorandum of Charges dated December 4, 2009. It is ordered accordingly. Since, in this case too, the sealed cover procedure was adopted by the Departmental P...